1459 – Pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies
1802 – Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)
1945 – Ludwig Stumpfegger, German SS doctor and Hitler’s personal surgeon commits suicide at 34
1963 – Tomas Vackar, composer, dies at 17
1972 – Hugo Hartung, writer, dies at 69
1983 – Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), dies from a heart attack at 57
2002 – John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
2005 – Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
2009 – Jack Kemp, former United States Congressman and 1996 Vice Presidential Candidate (b. 1935)
2011 – Osama bin Laden, Islamic militant and founder of al-Qaeda, shot and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan by navy seals during Operation Neptune Spear at 54